Frugal Vegan on a Budget

I used to love the simplicity that Oat-so-Simple porridge sachets offered. For years I bought these expensive portions of oats in favour of traditional rolled oats for the simple reason that the Oat-so-Simple oats made a soft, creamy porridge, whereas the cheaper oats stayed hard and turned out claggy. Little did I know that the secret to creamy rolled oats was not only easy, but also very cheap to re-create. The breakfast porridge I made this morning used blueberries and Gingerbread Skinny syrup. I only buy blueberries when I get them on a yellow sticker deal, and these blueberries cost me just 5p for the punnet from my local greengrocers. The Skinny syrup I bought on offer with a discount code. If you check out The Skinny Food Company (or subscribe to their newsletter) they seem to have deals all the time. This syrup, along with most of their syrups, are vegan. They are so low in calories that I don’t even count them when I’m tracking my calories. They work out 4 calories per 100ml a

 Hello. If I was to describe myself in 3 words I would go with  1. Frugal 2. Vegan 3. Proactive There are broader reasons why I would choose these words, and two go far back into my childhood, (but we’re not going that deep just yet). I’ve been told I have an interesting story to tell, I often hear ‘you should write a book, you are so wise, I’ve never met anyone like you’. To be honest I never know whether to take that as a complement or not! But never-the-less, here it is. I hope you’ll find this blog to be a mix of diary entries, thoughts, observations and recipes. But above all, I hope it will in some way help my future fellow frugal friends, plant based advocates or at the very least provide a bit of interest for the curious. All the best and speak soon, Becky xx